Homework Help: physics

Posted by natalie on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 5:03pm.

An athlete throws a basketball upward from the ground, giving it speed 10.8 m/s at an angle of 64.0° above the horizontal.

(a) What is the acceleration of the basketball at the highest point in its trajectory?

(b) On its way down, the basketball hits the rim of the basket, 3.05 m above the floor. It bounces straight up with one-third the speed with which it hit the rim. What height above the floor does the basketball reach on this bounce?

No one has answered this question yet.

Answer this Question

Related Questions

Physics - A shotputter throws the shot with an initial speed of 16.0 m/s at a 43...
physics - 31. (II) a shotputter throws the shot with an initial speed of 15.5m/s...
physics - A shotputter throws the shot with an initial speed of 16.0 m/s at a 36...
physics - A shotputter throws the shot with an initial speed of 15.5 m/s at a 32...
Physics - A basketball player throws the ball at a 36° angle above the ...
Physics please help desprate - A basketball player throws the ball at a 38° ...
Physics - A shotputter throws the shot with an initial speed of 15.6 m/s at a 38...
physics - A shot-putter throws the shot with an initial speed of 15.5m/s at a 34...
physics - A shot-putter throws the shot ( mass = 7.3 kg) with an initial speed ...
Physics please help!! - A basketball player throws the ball at a 38° angle ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: